Tinubu: We should not allow Olakurin’s murder to divide us

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Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a national leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Sunday described the killing of Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Afenifere leader, as sad and unacceptable.

The former Lagos state governor who spoke he paid a condolence visit to Pa Reuben Fasoranti at his Akure home, said the incident should unite the Yoruba race and not be allowed to divide the people.

He said, “The incident that affected one member of our family, Mrs Olakunrin is seriously sad and unacceptable, but nobody can return her life, she has answered the call, be it Christian or Muslim, we all accepted that it is certain we are going to die one day, we don’t know which date.

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“But we must not use this incident to divide ourselves, we must use it as a cure to the security problem.”

He stressed the need to strengthen security in the country and also address poverty and unemployment.

“I’m a nationalist, the security concern and the challenge right now must be faced squarely throughout Nigeria.”

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